Thursday, November 08, 2007

I have written recently about policy regarding removal of foster children, but not today.

All my thoughts about what is appropriate and when and how it should all work, have nothing to do with today.

Today I sit here with a copy of a photograph that Danielle asked to be taken. She and I are sitting in her mothers' RV. I have another that I took when she wasn't looking. Unfortunately she turned to play with the puppy as I took it, and it is a very clear shot from a very unfortunate angle. There are more photographs. Most of them are Danielle with FosterAbba and FosterEema, all smiling. A loving family.

And today that family is likely to be separated. They may be reuinited. They may not. Whatever else happens, Danielle knows there are people who think she is worth fighting for and who have loved her enough to give her permission to love others.

I thank G-d for the love that FosterAbba, FosterEema and Danielle have all shared. I hope that love is part of Danielle and that she knows she is loved.

About Me

Daughter, sister, wife, mother, foster-parent blog writer, philosophy professor ... I am and have been many things. These days my identities as a teacher of bioethics and the daughter of a woman with Parkinson's and dementia lead me to agree with Peter Singer, "It's different when it's your mother."